Category Archives: African issues

Quaker Community in Southern Africa endorses SACC statement

Posted on 2 August 2021 by Admin

At their recent virtual meeting the Quaker Community in Southern Africa was made aware of the following statement of the South African Council of Churches. “The South African Council of Churches (SACC) is dismayed and perplexed by reports that Government … Continue reading →

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Statement on the Failed Insurrection and Civil Unrest in South Africa

Posted on 2 August 2021 by Admin

Issued by the Quaker Community in Southern Africa 1 August 2021 26 years after the advent of democracy in South Africa, we have experienced our first major insurrection. It is still early days, and facts may yet come to light … Continue reading →

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SAYM 2018 delegates’ pack available for download

Posted on 20 December 2017 by Admin

The Pack that will be distributed to Yearly Meeting attendees has gone to the printer. For those Friends who wish to read the contents in advance, please download the PDF file from the link below. SAYM Pack 2018 — PDF file … Continue reading →

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Churches press for reforms to avoid a post-Mugabe Zimbabwe of dysfunction

Posted on 24 November 2017 by Admin

byANLI SERFONTEIN 22 NOVEMBER 2017 Last stand: Robert Mugabe addressing the nation on television on Sunday, when he initially refused to stand down AS ZIMBABWEANS woke up on Wed­nesday morning to a post-Mugabe era, the general secretary of the Zimbabwe … Continue reading →

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Press Statement from Friends Church in Kenya

Posted on 27 October 2017 by Admin

Holding Kenya in the Light. Click the link below to read it. PRESS STATEMENT FRIENDS CHURCH IN KENYA

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